Espiritismo and Santeria: a gateway to child mental health services among Puerto Rican families?
M Carolina ZerrateSara B VanBronkhorstJaimie KlotzAngel A CaraballoGlorisa CaninoHector R BirdCristiane S DuartePublished in: Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health (2022)
The findings among PR families in the SBx lend support to the gateway provider model in which spiritual guides open doors to mental health treatment. Forming community connections between mental health providers and traditional spiritual groups may be a culturally considerate, fruitful approach to reducing barriers to mental health treatment among Latinx families.